We’ve seen a lot of fashion in the past two weeks thanks to LG Fashion Week and Rogue Fashion Week, and what we’ve noticed is this: Toronto’s fashion community (media, designers, PR, bloggers, stylists, photographers) is growing wildly, making the festival a viable stomping ground for famous expats like Mark Fast and Mikhael Kale, and a great place to launch a career for young designers like Amanda Lew Kee. See our choices for the best and worst of the past two weeks in a gallery below.

We choose some of the best (left) and some of the worst (right) from the past two weeks of fashion. Click on for more (Images: Jenna Marie Wakani)

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Who said comfort only meant cotton sweat pants? Line’s layering of knits didn’t just warm the audience on a cold night, but it made being cozy completely en vogue. We’ll never wear a silk pant suit again. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

We loved this tailored neoprene jacket over a textured skirt. We’ll leave the plastic jewellery, but it’s clear that Joe Fresh has upped its game to capture the new New York customer. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

A bow can be blowsy, but crinkled and dusty-looking doesn’t exactly scream refinement. We thought it may be excessive to show three of Jay Manuel’s looks, but it was really this terrible (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

A popular Toronto photographer said, “I’ve been avoiding a dorky photographer’s vest like that my entire career.” We’re not sure how this made the final edit, considering the cinched waist isn’t the least bit flattering, but maybe Pink Tartan knows something we don’t. It’s our impression that women generally prefer to not wear clothing that makes them look like they're smuggling hams out of Price Chopper. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

Fur is one of those indulgences that’s really difficult to justify, but IZMA makes our decision for us by upping the glamour for fall/winter with glitzy details and some sexy sequins. Welcome to the new spirit of the ’70s. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

The woman in this dress knows all of the right people. She’s probably dated a string of actors from French new wave cinema. In other words, she’s everything we’re not and that makes us want her even more. Mendonça painted the perfect scene and we’re excited about his return to Canadian fashion. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

We loved most of Denis Gagnon’s fall/winter show, but this stood out as a shocking misstep. We’re sure some people will go for it (candy ravers, cyber goths), but we’re just not into the stuffed animal look. (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

Who would have thought that Toronto had the pull to encourage Elle.com, Harper’s Bazaar and the New York Times to attend our on-the-rise fashion festival? Well, Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh made it happen, but Kim and Joe Mimran’s collections didn’t impress nearly as much as relative newcomers Chloé Comme Parris, Project Runway winner Sunny Fong and a back-from-bankruptcy Arthur Mendonça. It just goes to show you, that even if you aren’t swimming in grocery store money, you can still be the toast of Toronto’s fashion week(s).